Arabic vocabulary
عَامَّةٌgeneral in Arabic
عَامَّةٌ is how you say “general” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فَالْحَالَةُ الْعَامَّةُ أَنَّ الْقَلْبَ لَا يَكُونُ عَلَى صِفَتِهِ مِنَ الْيَقَظَةِ عِنْدَ سَمْعِ الْمَوْعِظَةِ وَبَعْدِهَا؛
Generally, the heart is not in a state of wakefulness when hearing an admonition and afterward.
الْعَامَّةُ — general. This adjective follows its noun and echoes its 'the', binding to it as 'the general state' rather than a fresh claim. Together they name the situation about to be described.
From: Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness →
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